Global Winds Part 1

Global Winds

What are global winds and how to the affect weather?

Multiple Choice

Objects in the SOUTHERN Hemisphere deflect to which direction due to the Coriolis Effect?

• Left

• Up

• Down

• Right

Multiple Choice

Objects in the NORTHERN Hemisphere deflect to which direction due to the Coriolis Effect?

• Left

• Up

• Down

• Right

Open Ended

What causes the uneven heating of the earth?

Multiple Choice

What causes wind?

• movement of high pressure to low pressure
• movement of low pressure to high pressure

Multiple Choice

Cool, sinking air at 30 degrees North create a pressure belt known as the:

• Trade Winds
• Doldrums
• Horse Latitudes
• Westerlies

Multiple Choice

Warm, rising air at the Equator forms a calm, weak wind called the:

• Doldrums
• Trade Winds
• Polar Easterlies
• Westerlies

Multiple Choice

The tropical winds running from 0 to 30 degrees latitude are called:

• subtropical westerlies
• polar westerlies
• trade winds
• polar winds

Multiple Choice

Which global winds directly effect weather in the U.S.?

• Trade Winds
• Prevailing Westerlies
• Polar Easterlies
• Doldrums

Multiple Choice

Which global winds are found at the poles? 

• Polar Westerlies
• Prevailing Easterlies
• Polar Easterlies
• Trade Winds

Multiple Choice

In which direction do prevailing westerlies flow?

• from east to west
• from west to east
• from north to south
• from south to north

Multiple Choice

Which statement correctly defines wind?

• The movement of air from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure

• The movement of air to a colder area in the atmosphere.

• The movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.

• The movement of air pushed around and bouncing off Earth's surface.